Disclaimer- All recognizable characters belong to Mrs. Stephenie Meyer, whereas all new characters belong to me. And I don't own wonder woman or poison ivy lol.

Chapter 8- The voice of an enemy

Screams erupted from around us. Leave it to Ash to cause a commotion; just what we didn't need. I let out a low growl and tried to see where the woman had landed, but the stupid heads of all the teenagers and young adults kept getting in my way. Damn humans. Finally, I figured I could give them all a big dose of a memory potion. Sure, I didn't like someone messing around with mine, but I had to mess with theirs. Some would call me a hypocrite, but it's simply a matter of having to get the job done and keep our secret under wraps. I crouched down on all fours, and then pushed all my energy into a leap. I landed gracefully onto the stage, the woman was just getting up. She'd landed right into the drum set. Ouch. She rubbed her head, her eyes were black as night and she let out a deafening growl. More screams burst out. " Mike!" I shouted. I saw his head in the middle of the crowd, he was trying to contain Ash. " Don't allow anyone to leave," I said. He nodded his head and reluctantly stepped away from Ash. She let out a growl almost as loud as the woman's and leapt onto the stage like I had. The screams mixed with the rushing of blood and soon I was becoming overwhelmed. I had Ash on one side of me, and the woman on the other. Both were circling like the predators they were. I couldn't take the noise anymore, I needed silence. " Everyone be quiet!" I yelled, my voice ringing through the building. Everyone stopped and looked up at me. Well at least it was a step up from them screaming. I massaged my forehead with two fingers and let out a sigh.

" Um. . . What now?" Mike shouted. I shrugged my shoulders and looked at Ash and the woman. First things first. As long as no one left, they could stare at me all they want. I reached my hand out and grabbed the woman by her throat. I glared at Ash, who instantly backed down, stepping beside me instead of charging to her prey.

" What's your name?" I asked her, my voice strong. She growled and scratched at my hand, but my grip didn't waver.

" Why do you care?" She snarled at me.

" Because, I hear you're the one who's been violating the rules Volterra has set. Such as throwing around corpses, not hiding the evidence of our existence. Humans aren't all that stupid, they will catch on." She laughed, her deep red eyes burning into me. I felt something crawl over me, some feeling of dread. I narrowed my eyes and a lingering smell caught me; roses. I growled and threw her up against the wall. She let out another laugh.

" Ah, I see you've figured out just who I am." She chuckled, her eyes amused. She leaned closer to me, her lips by my ear. " How have you been Isabella?" In that moment, it wasn't Rosemary I heard, it was Annebelle. I released my hold on her and backed away. She giggled, her teeth poking at her lip. I swallowed and inspected her. She'd changed her hair color from blonde to red. I hadn't even recognized her. Ash stepped forward, her eyes like slits.

" What are you doing here Rosemary?" She growled, her lip curling over her teeth.

" Visiting some old friends." She replied with a shrug. I straightened my back and shoved my hand back to her throat.

" Leave, or I swear I will rip you apart." I told her.

" Hmm, yes I should take orders from Volterra's precious guardian shouldn't I?" Well, that proved she hadn't been living in a cave all these years. Damn. " Too bad I live on the wild side." She purred. Suddenly she flipped my wrist back and leaped over me. I whirled around and watched as she landed safely on the dance floor. " See you around love." She mocked, her eyes on mine. Then she turned and was gone. I groaned and slammed my fist into the drum set nearby. My hand went right through. The drummer looked at me with wide eyes, although I knew he was probably pissed I'd just ruined his drum set. Ash put her hand on my shoulder reassuringly.

" We'll get her Nol," she whispered. " Sooner or later."

" Yeah, it's the later that worries me." I stalked off, my head swarming with thoughts. The first thing I had to do was make a brew big enough so all of the people in the club would forget this night every happened. . . Maybe it was time to ring Yuzria.

I watched as the spell induced humans made their way out of the club. We'd told everyone to simply leave, go home, and drift into a peaceful sleep. I crossed my arms across my chest and put my head against the cool concrete outside. We'd even drugged the bouncer. I'd learned his name was Tony; I wasn't expecting that. Maybe Buzz or Butch, they seemed more bouncer like. A shrill ringing tore me from my peace of mind; my cell phone was ringing. I dug it out of my pant pocket and flipped it open. " What do you want?" I asked, not knowing who it was. At the moment, I didn't care. I couldn't get Annebelle's voice out of my head. It was her, I'd heard her voice. Of course, maybe I was going crazy. . . Nah, it was her voice.

" Bella, darling what's happening?" Aro questioned, sounding concerned for me. I rolled my eyes at his usage of darling, but let it slide.

" Rosemary is the one who's been killing the people in Venice." I replied smoothly. If I didn't sound worried, he wouldn't think I was. At least, I hoped he wouldn't think I was. I was getting sick of people asking me how I was doing. Mainly because I had no fucking idea. The other end of the phone was silent, he wasn't even breathing to let me know he was still there. " Aro?" I said, wanting to make sure there was someone on the other line.

" I'm still here," he said quickly. " I just can't believe that Rose-" his voice cut off. I wasn't going to make him say anything else; I got enough to know what was going through his pretty little head.

" I know 'Ro. Just. . . Just go sit in the library and kick back a few pints of blood. You'll feel better."

" Blood doesn't take the pain away Isabella." It took a record of six seconds before both of us cracked up, our laughter growing louder by the second. Ash and Mike were looking at me funny, but I didn't care. Aro always knew what to say to make me feel better. Partly because he was crazy, and partly because underneath his violent exterior beat the dead heart of a good man.

" Thank Yuzria for me. Tell him his brew worked." I finally said, my laughter subsiding. Aro sighed and I knew he was ordering some blood at that moment.

" I will. Call me after you're done killing this Bobby fellow."

" Fellow? Aro honestly, who says that anymore?" I heard a rustling on the other line and arched an eyebrow. " Hello?" I could hear someone grab the phone, drop it and pick it up again.

" Sorry, you know me, butter fingers." Edward's voice came. I grinned widely. I could practically feel his arms around me.

" Hey baby." I said, my smile showing through my voice. He chuckled, I was sure he was running his hands through his hair. " Aro been keeping you busy?"

" Actually yes. I'm helping to teach a class of young, supernatural student about classical music."

" I'm glad to hear it. You must be talking about the school, a couple miles from Volterra. God, what's it's name again?" I bit my lip in thought. I was considering sending Hope there when she got older, but so far everyone who went there had some sort of power. Some were witches, some were shape shifters. It was a fairly good school.

" The school of Enchantment." Edward told me. How had I forgotten that?

" Oh. Well, I'm glad for you sweetie. I miss you."

" And I miss you, probably more than you miss me. What with you having a world to save. . . Again." I rolled my eyes and let out a scoff.

" Oh please, don't tell me your jealous?" I responded.

" No, of course not. But I do wish you were home and they had someone else to go after all these baddies. The bed is cold without you."

" I'm sure it's cold then too. Seeing as how neither of us are alive to have body heat. But I get what you mean. I'll be home soon. The life of a guardian is redundant, what with the always saving people and ridding the supernatural world of evil."

" My little Wonder Woman." He teased.

" Oh please, more like Poison Ivy dearest." I joked back. He laughed, his laugh always made me feel better when I was down. " I love you." I whispered.

" I love you too. More than you could know." He replied, sounding as sad as I about hanging up.

" I have to go."

" I know, I'll talk to you later. Goodbye my love."

" Ah, not goodbye. See you soon." I grinned and blew him a kiss through the phone, then I snapped it shut and stuck it back in my pocket. Ash came up to me, her eyes glittering. " What?" I asked, not knowing what she was up too. She just shook her head and wrapped me into a huge hug.

" You guys are just so damn cute!" She exclaimed. I groaned and pulled myself away from her. She put her hand on her hip and jutted it out.

" What? Why are you looking at me like I have three heads?"

" Because, you said cute. I can't be described as cute. I'm a Volturi member for God's sakes. We aren't 'cute'." I replied, a slight frown on my face. Our drive was patiently waiting to take us back to Evangelo's, the car was idling on the gravel road.

" Well guys are cute." Ash mumbled as I climbed into the car. " What do you want me to say? Adorable?" I let out a small gag and shook my head. " Alright then, stop complaining about me using cute." Silence fell over us. None of us were saying what we were thinking. And I knew each of our thoughts were on Annebelle. Ash was the first one to break the ice. She cleared her throat and said quietly, " Noleen, do you really think she's back?" I could hear it, her sickeningly sweet voice in my head.

" Yeah, I do." I replied softly, my eyes on the stars in the midnight sky.

" What are we going to do?" Mike spoke up. I thought about it. I'd already killed her once; she shouldn't be back. But somehow she was. It defied all logic and reasoning. So, I had to tell them the truth.

" I don't know Mike. I have no fucking clue." And that was the simple truth. I hated not knowing. . . But, I always came up with a plan; I'd have to just do it again. I'd have to save my world one more time, take it back from the clutches of a truly evil woman. My thoughts went back to Edward's and my conversation. It was true; a guardian's work was never truly done. I couldn't decide if that was a good thing or bad.

A/N: Okay, chapter eight is done. Woot. I hope you guys liked it! I enjoyed writing it, even though this chapter took me two days to finish. I don't really know why. Review and let me know your thoughts! Ask questions if you have any! Oh, and for 8 days, from august 1st to the 8th I won't have access to a computer. So this will be on a brief pause for those eight days. I know, it sucks. I'll try to squeeze as much in as I can before then. I should be able to get in at least one more posting. Here's to hoping it's two. Thanks for reading!

Until next time,

Faith